# Amazon is destroying tons of rare books to feed its AI training. 🫢 > Source: > Published: 2026-08-18 18:09:00+00:00 # Amazon is destroying tons of rare books to feed its AI training. 🫢 This practice was first reported by 404 Media, which placed a tracking device in a rare book that ultimately arrived at an Amazon facility in Las Vegas. Companies like Amazon need unfathomably large amounts of text to train their LLMs, which have already ingested what they can from the internet, according to TechCrunch. Amazon is destroying tons of rare books to feed its AI training. 🫢This practice was first reported by 404 Media, which placed a tracking device in a rare book that ultimately arrived at an Amazon facility in Las Vegas.Companies like Amazon need unfathomably large amounts of text to train their LLMs, which have already ingested what they can from the internet, according to TechCrunch.